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bug#20104: [PATCH] gzip: make the GZIP env var obsolescent

From: Paul Eggert
Subject: bug#20104: [PATCH] gzip: make the GZIP env var obsolescent
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 19:20:11 -0700
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Attached is a proposed patch to make the GZIP environment variable obsolescent, for the same reason we're making GREP_OPTIONS obsolescent: it's too much opportunity for trouble. For example, with a suitably crafted GZIP environment variable I can cause 'gzip' to remove files.

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